What do you buy only at Christmas that's available all year

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Inspired by another thread where a poster commented that another buys Pringles for Xmas when they are available all year....

For us
Cranberry sauce - I never bother rest of year even though I love it with bacon and Brie
Brie come to think of it, prob because of the cranberry thing
Chocolate oranges
Baileys
Those teeny tiny pickled onions
Mini marshmallows for hot chocolate (in December really)
Tubs of dry roasted peanuts

No logic in most of it. I know I could buy but I just don't.

Twiglets. For some reason they never taste right unless they come in those Christmas decorated tubes

Omg!
Yes cheese footballs- I can eat a tub in one night

Wow! Started this thread the the day ran away with me! Loving all the replies.

Warninks snowball in cans, Bendicks mints. Might make some mince pies this year.

Toblerone

Baileys
Turkey
Cranberry sauce
Sprouts
Tin of chocolates.

I love how British this thread is - After Eights, Twiglets, Baileys ha ha ha

I'm exactly the same!

Conversely, I stock up on Christmas puddings to eat all year round

Prawns and Baileys

Fancy gin never drink in the house normally.

Chocolate orange
Breadsticks and one of those 4 dip selections.
Cadburys hot chocolate (the one you make with milk)
Pistachio nuts
Not something we buy but that we make - pigs in blankets
Bucks Fizz

Also know it's Christmas when my mum starts talking about making trifle and stockpiling cheese, chutney and quality street

Turkey
Sprouts
Chestnuts

Stilton
Pate
Chocolate Oranges

Matchmakers
After Eights
Roses
Tubs of nuts

I always make a really delicious carrot side dish (sort of like carrot mash with garlic and parsley butter) and wonder why I don't make it at other times - as it's not expensive and we all like it - and then I promptly forget about it until next Christmas

Blue Stilton with Hovis biscuits shaped like loaves of bread. Never have either of these at any other time of year. Love them at Christmas.

Sponge fingers and raspberry jelly to make trifle. ( I know real trifle has no jelly. Ours does. It's tradition.)

Famous Names

I'm sure there are loads but top of my head: Baileys and full fat coke (not together 😂)

Chocolate orange
Baileys
Sprouts
Tins of Roses, hero's etc

These days, Nutella, Baileys, stilton.

When I was little (1980s) the most exciting food purchase was a pineapple, for Christmas day breakfast. Also we used to get a radio times to plan Christmas TV viewing.

Cream soda
Smoked salmon
Pate
A pineapple
Nuts in shells (we rarely eat them but it's the done thing!)

TV Times yes Even though it is a complete waste of money , we still do the Christmas TV Times and 4 Highlighters pens routine

I'll also add Good Housekeeping magazine (the Dec edition is usually out around Guy Fawkes night-ish)

GH is the only one I buy now (and only this one) they;re all adverts and same-y

Cranberry sauce
After eights
Bendicks bittermints
Chocolate liqueurs
Sprouts
Cheeslets
Nuts in their shells

This is similar, I can't be bothered to get out of bed to get the relevant recipe book 😂
https://frenchgirlcuisine.com/en/iced-nougat-recipe-with-raspberry-coulis/

it does require a sugar thermometer and a free standing mixer if you're going to try it :). Other recipes are available but this has the hallmark boiled honey and glucose syrup cooking the meringue.

i can't wait to eat it again, I only make it at Christmas. We used to have it on the a la carte menu when I worked as a pastry chef a very long time ago and it's been a favourite ever since. I serve it with apricot coulis.

Mayonnaise

Chocolate liqueurs
Bottle of Sherry
Jar of mince meat for mince pies
Pigs in blankets
Cranberries
Box of biscuits for cheese
Box of biscuits rather than packets
Sausage meat
Marzipan

Those Lindor balls. It started me getting Xmas flavoured ones and evolved into just always making sure I have them on Xmas Day